The Hershey Press 1917-01-18

              LARGE AUDIENCE
HERE SUNDAY
In Spite of Rough -Winter Day Mem-bers
of the Church of the Breth-ren
And Others Turned Out
to Hear the Fine Address
of Dr. Charles C. Ellis
i .
Last Sunday was one of the -worst
days of the winter and it was feared that
the union services in the Hershey Central
Theatre would have a slim attendance.
But the popularity of the speaker and
the fidelity of the members of the Church
of the Brethren brought out an audience
that almost filled the lower hall.
It was a fine crowd in- every respect
and it included many people from. Her-shey
and the neighboring towns.
The meeting was in the hands of the
Brethren. George W. Henry and Rev.
H. S. Gipe of Palmyra occupied seats
on the stage. James Millard, president
of the Hershey Men's Club, made the
announcements for other meetings and
expressed the pleasure of the Hershey
people that the Brethren had responded
so well to the occasion. He then turned
the program over to Rev. Mr. Gipe,
who led the singing and read the scripture
lesson arid made the prayer, doing it
all very effectively. The whole tome of
the service was . impressive and the
congregational singing without instru-mental
accompaniment was admirable.
S. D. Clark was called upon for the
final prayer.
Rev. Mr. Gipe introduced Dr.
Charles Calvert Ellis, head of the de-partment
of English in Juniata College.
Dr. Ellis had spoken in Hershey before
and those present knew "what to expect,
but his address Sunday far outbid all his
previous eloquence. His subject was
the biggest word in the, dictionary and
this was Possibility, He played upon
this theme from many angles and held
the audience spellbound by his wit ,
pathos, and oratory. It was a very
remarkable address given with great
power and at the conclusion many offered
their congratulations.
Some of those present came from the
country eight or ten miles. They were
fully repaid for their trip.
Next Address January 28
Dr. Green, one of the prime favorites
of Hershey, will be the speaker on Sun-day,
January 28, and a crowded house
is expected.
The speaker for Sunday, February 11,
will be Rev. Dr. John Balcom Shaw,
president of Utica College, and one of
the foremost orator's of America. He
will speak on "The Twentieth Century
Christopher Columbus and the Con-tinent
Awaiting Discovery."
39 NEW MEMBERS
Revival meetings that were In progress
for one month at Henry 's Meeting House
cast of HcrRhoy closed on Sunday evening
last, During this period 39 new members
were added to the Church of- the Brethren.
The first three weeks of the campaign
was conducted by Prof, Ralph Sehlosscr
of Ellznbethtovvn College and the closing
week Frank Carper of Palmyra was In
charge, It was one of the most successful
winter revivals held in a long time and
nil the services were largely attended ,
A MINSTREL SHOW
, The .male chorus of the Hernhey Men's
Club will give a high class minstrel show
the third week In April, Rehearsals were
begun last Monday evening will) this
end In view. Elaborate plana are being
made and the show Is expected to mirpasH
an ything of this kind ever given In
Ilci'dlicy.
WHO WANTS A, WACOM?
Two wagonn were rolled , Into Spring
Creek and loft there, The owners will
pleaso see Ralph Floro about them,
MILK QUESTION
IN HERSHEY
Article by W. L. Dubois Shows Need
to a Community 'of Pure , Good
Milk And Mentions Dangers
of a Bad . Product. Re-cent
Interesting Facts
During late years very much attention
has been paid to the milk ' question by
those interested in the health of the pub-lic.
The press has much to say about
the importance of pure milk and how to
obtain it and the health boards of our
cities pass regulations and appoint in-spectors
to insure a milk supply which
is wholesome and safe. People are being
made acquainted with the reasons for
insisting on pure milk, the ways in which
this fluid food becomes contaminated
and the necessity .of paying a fair price
for good milk.
Attention to the purity of the milk
furnished for domestic purposes is very
important because milk may be dangerous
to health. This is due to. the fact that
the bacteria which cause many diseases
may find their way into milk and develope
rapidly until their numbers become enor-mous
and their health exceptionally
good. When such milk is consumed
these hordes of robust germs are ready to
attack the human system and this assault
they very often carry to a fatal con-clusion.
Milk is accountable for more
deaths than all other foods combined.
It is true that heating milk to a certain
temperature will kill the harmful bacteria
but this is a precaution which most peo-ple
do not take and many cannot, The
fact is usually consumed raw and unless
pure may bring sickness and death -
How the Germs Hide
Another reason why it is necessary to
safeguard milk by regulations and- in-spection
is that owing to its opacity in-jurious
bactera -may work in it with-out
the effects of their presence being
occularly observed .whereas in other
foods, such as canned fruit or vegetahles,
the bacterial products 'are" seen and the
food discarded as Unfit for use, Mik
on the other hand may be dangerous to
health but show no signs of its real char-acter
until later it is consumed. Hence
it is necessary to protect the purchaser
by laws and inspections the object of
which is to exclude from the market all
milk that Is not safe to use for food,
r ood Value of Milk
Then milk is necessary to both children
and adults, It is true that the Chinese
and Japanese get along very well witliout
this food but in western countries it may
be said to be an essential article of diet,
Milk is a perfect food for small children
and a very nutritious and valuable one
for older folks, In cities good milk is
n reasonably cheap food while In small
towns and in the rural districts it is a
very economical one. The following table
will show how milk compares with some
other foods In nutritive . value, talcing
the amount of energy units obtainable for
len-eonts In each case :
Energy Units
Food for ten cents
Milk 885
Beef 410
Potatoes 1970
Oysters 90
Eggs 2(50
Oatmeal 4500
Wheat bread 2000
Beans-dry 3040
Thus ton cents' worth of milk pro-vides
twice m much food energy r»H the
beef obtainable for this sum and nearly
half m much jih tho same value In poUlocs.
This gives a fair Idea of its quality and
value as a part of the daily diet,
A Fair Price
A strange thing in connection with
the agitation for clean, sanitary milk, In
the unwillingness of people to pay n
fair price for such n commodity. Tho
milk business has been buil t up on cheap
labor and poor methods) mid It Is 'difficult
to make tho consumer sec that tlio in-stallation
of healthy stock and sanitary
equipment and methods is expensive
and justifies a better price than has pre-vailed
for many years. More fuss is
made over the advance of the price of
milk one cent a quart than over an In-crease
of five cents a pound for meat or
one dollar a barrel for apples. A few
years ago the dairymen supplying the
City of Buffalo found it necessary to
raise the price of milk one cent a quart
to: the consumer to meet the extra ex-pense
incurred in conforming to the city's
health requirements for the sale of clean,
safe milk. The Housewives' League pro-tested
volubly and violently and organ-ized
a boycott against the dealers so ad-vancing
the price. This showed a lack
of information on the subject in general
and a failure to appreciate that it costs
more to produce clean, safe milk in the
old careless, shiftless manner. . When
these facts are more generally
realized there will be more farmers
going to the expense and pains of offering
only safe milk for sale knowing that the
financial returns will justifiy these measures
in ample degree.
The Old Way
The common source of the contamin-ation
of milk is the dirt that enters it
in the course it follows from the cow
to the consumer. A healthy cow gives
pure milk and the cow's calf enjoys a
distinct advantage over the baby in
the city who has to drink the milk several
hours after being drawn and after pass-ing
through many hands. A. pure milk
at the source may be far from this con-dition
when delivered to the ultimate
consumer. In the old days when milk
was sent to town in cans and peddled
from the wagon or from the open con-tainer
behind the grocer's counter there
were many chances for impurities to
enter after the farmer was through with
it but the introduction of the milk bottle
has reduced these dancers to some extent.
Most of the impurities get into the niilk
at the source of' production . By far the
greater part of the dirt that is found
in milk is cow dung, It may be difficult
for some farmers to classify manure as
dirt or filth because to them it is the
wealth of the farm . They handle it,
work in it and do not see how a little
in milk can do any harm. The fact
that they are careless on this point is
evidenced in that it is difficult to find a
milk produced in the average barn that
will not deposit a sediment on standing.
The Health Commissioner of Chicago
some years ago reported that that city
received twenty five tons of manure
yearly in the milk delivered from the
surrounding farms.
The Harm from Manur e
The harm in milk comes from the
bacteria which it contains, Fully half
its weight is composed of these micro-scopic
forms of vegetable life. Many of
these are not harmful but many are and
cause much trouble when taken Into the
human stomach, The yeast cells which
abound, for Instance, set up in the in-testinal
tract of children fermentations
which are often fatal, The common hay
bacillus is present in largo numbers
and causes Intestinal putrifaction and
gas formation, It may he said that
many intestinal troubles of children
arc due to impure milk and arc entirely
preventable by proper sanitary measures
at tho sources of production,
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Men and Boys and Girls Over 16
CAN FIND ATTRACTIVE WORK, AT GOOD WAGES IN THE
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE FACTORY
There are places now open for men and boys and girls over 16 In the
factory of tho I-Ierslioy Chocolate Company, Tho work la very desirable be-cause
tlio wages are good, employment Is steady and the surroundings are j
healthy and cheerful. Apply by letter or In person to tho Hershey Employ-ment
Bureau. Bring references,
OUR GIRLS HAVE
WON EVERY GAME
In Wednesday 's Contest Two Players
Contributed AH the Forty Points
Scored And Myerstown Was
Defeat ed Handil y. Pride
In the Fine '. Work
The Hershey High School girls opened
their home basketball season last Wed-nesday
evening with an overwhelming
victory over the Girls of the Myers-town
High School. The score was 40 to
3. The Hershey team completely out-classed
their opponents and did not
allow them a field goal in. the forty, min-utes
of play. The game was largely
attended and the High School students
did their share of rooting. Before and
between the halves o! the girls' game the
boy's five of the Hershey High were
defeated by the Annville High School
by the score of 37 to 19. The visitors
presented a veteran team and had the
better of the fray.
, The Hershey girls played a dashing'
game with Miss Stuckey and Miss Her-shey
setting the pace. These two players
contributed all of the forty points scored
by Hershey. Miss Stuckey made
8 dandy baskets from the field while
Miss Hershey hit the . net for 10 dual
pointers and 4 fouls. The visitors'
three points were made by Miss Cully
and Miss Walmer from the foul mark.
Misses Foltz, Snavely and Reigle
were the other Hershey players and they
performed brilliantly on the defense.
Miss J. Hershey, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. I. Moyer Hershey, former residents
of this place, played a good game at
forward for Myerstowrh
In the boys' contest Rusty Clark was
the star. Of the 19 points scored by
Hershey "Rusty" was responsible for
17. His fast dribbling and good passing
was the bright part of Hershey's work.
Lester Deverter scored the other two
points. During the game Clark was
severely injured when his arm Was dis-located.
He showed great pluck by
staying in the game to the end.
Next Wednseday evening the Hershey
girls will be at homo for their contest
with the Oberlin girls. This promises to
be an interesting game and the advance
sale of tickets has been large. The public
always likes a winning team and the
Hershey girls have not lost a game this
season. Last Wednesday evening 's vic-tory
made it four straight and three of
these were played on foreign floors,
Hershey Girls Ivlyerstown Girls
M. Hershey F M. Cully
V. Stuckey F J. Hershey
E, Foltz C S, Reher
E. Snavely G E, Tcagley
M. Reiglo G L. "Walmer
(C. Klopp)
Field goals—M. Hershey, 10; V. Stuck-ey,
8, Foul goals—M . Hershey, 4;
M.Cully,.! ; L. Walmer, 2.
A REAL FIGHT TOMORROW
Hershey 's basketball five will have to
travel at a fast pace If they expect to
win their game tomorrow evening, Friday,
when they will have for their opponent
the Methodist Club of Harrisburg. Tho
visiting team is at the present leading
the City league of Harrisburg with all
victories and no defeats. They have
conquered such teams as Rosewood and
Galahad and a number of other star
lives, Hershey realizes tho ..strengt h of
their opponents and have not been idle
during tho past week and will bo In fine
form for tho contest. A good game will
also1 take place between halves of the
regular contest,
FROM A LIGHTED CIGARETTE
When his clothing took fire from :a
lighted cigarette , Dnson Nestor of Union
Deposit was burned so severely on Sat-urday
morning Inst that there is little
hope of his recorovy. Dr, M, L. Horshoy
was summoned.
Large Audience Enjoyed .the Pro-gram
of the Hershey Male Chorus
There Was Much Applause
And Six Encores Demand-ed.
The Boy Soloist
•The third annual concert of the Her-shey
Male Chorus last Thursday evening
at the Hershey Central Theatre was a
complete success. The house was well
filled and the applause was generous.
Six encores were demanded and -given
and the whole entertainment was de-lightfuL
. The stage with its . generous
settings of evergreens looked "very at-tractive
and the members of the chorus
in evening dress were grouped with ex-cellent
judgment.
The chorus did unusually fine work.
It shows great improvement every season
and this year it had an additional merit
in the evident confidence that has come
through faithful reheasing, the results
being seen in the smoothness and vigor
of the singing. Every number of the
program, which was printed in a previous
issue of the Press, was admirably given.
The topical song aroused special applause
because it included local hits, telling how
Mr. Glynn had gone fishing and how Mr.
Snyder and . Mr. Signer had played
golf .and lost their golf balls, and other
pleasant fictions. The quartette scored
in every number and won encores. The
soloist was Master Adam Hamme, of
St.' John's Episcopal Church, York, Pa.
He is a smiling, handsdme boy and he
caught the favor of the audience at once.
Tosti's "Good Bye" was so well done
that the audience called him back and
he sang "The Rosary," doing it well.
His second program number was Rossini's
"Inflammatus" and his success in it was
even greater than in his other work.
It evoked very enthusiatic applause.
His voice is a high, clear soprano, full
of melody and he has been very intelli-gently
trained . His appearance in Her-shey
was an unqualified success.
In the honors of the evening a large
share must be given to the director,
W. L. Dubois, who showed his high
qualities as a musician and as a leader.
It is due to his industry and enthusiasm
that the chorus has been so well developed.
Much credit is also due to the skill of
the accompanist, Clark Bare.
DANCING TONIGHT
There will be dancing tonight on the
second floor of the Hershey Pret a Build-ing.
This is the new series of assembly
dances to be held every Thursday ev-ening.
Admission is free and there are
plenty of scats for those who wish to
watch the dancing as well as ample
room for promenades. The cliarge for
dancing Is five cents per couple.
GREAT PICTURES COMING
Saturday evening, January 20, in
Hershey Central Theatre at 8,15—Case
of Becky with Blanche Sweet ns the
star. A capital play, Extra attractions.
"Wednesday evening, January 24, at
8—-Peer Gynt , a fine presentation of
this masterpiece with Cyril Maude as
the star.
CHORUS SCORED
A BIG SUCCESS
And See How Your Children Are
. Faring in the M. S. Hershey Con-solidated
School of Derry
Township. Have You
Ever Taken Interest?
With one of the finest examples of the
consolidated school in the world for the
comfort and health and education of
their children there are parents in Derry
Township who have never taken the
trouble to visit the building or to find out
a thing about how their children are
treated.
These parents ought to be ashamed of
themselves, but probably they are no
worse than many other American par-ents
who think their duty is over when
they bundle the children out of the
house and tell them to go to school..
Now is the chance for all the parents
of Derry Township to show how much
interest they take in their school and in
their offspring. They are invited to
visit the school any time they like but
they are particularly asked to make their
visits to the schools below on the dates
and hours mentioned:
Miss May B. Hershey's American
Primary Grade, Thursday, January 25,
at. ten A. M.. ,
Mrs." George W. Hauck's Italian Pri-mary
Grade, Thursday afternoon , Feb-ruary
first.
Miss Dora Dise, Second Grade, Thurs
day afternoon , February eighth.
Miss Carrie V. Dressier, Second Grade
Thursday afternoon , February fifteenth
Miss Flora Colvin, Third Grade
Wednesday afternoon, February twenty
first.
Miss Adeline S. Paul, Third Grade
Thursday afternoon, March first.
Miss Edna Erb, Fourth Grade, Thurs
day, March eighth.
Miss Mildred Thomas, Fourth and
Fifth, [mixed], Thursday, March fifteenth .
Miss Esther K. Moyer, Fifth, Thursday,
March twenty-second.
Miss Sara Foreman, Sixth, Thursday,
March twenty-ninth.
Ira Shehk, Seventh, Thursday, . April
fifth.
Arthur P. Hocker, Eighth, April twelfth.
On these days nothing but the regular
work done in the grades will be given.
Later in the year an exhibit of the work
will be held at which time each patron
should be present.
The teachers want to get better ac-.
quainted with the parents. Parents should
want to know the teachers better, and
they should also take a more intelligent
interest in the place where their children
are getting, their education.
Here is a building costing $120,000
built to give your child a free education
and in it are sixteen teachers paid by
the township to train your child. It is
all free of expei. e to you but in the end
the worth of it depends very largely on
your interest in the education of your
child. If you are indifferent your child
will not profit adequately and you will
fail to give to the system of education and
its teaching force the encouragement
which they need.
Oh, you negligent parents, turn over
a new leaf and visit the school.
ANNUAL MEETING
Hershey Trust Company of Hershey
Pennsylvania
At the annual meeting of the stock-holders
for the election of officers and
directors, held on January 4th, 1917,
the following gentlemen were unanimously
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
Ofificcrs: M. S, Hershey, President;
W, H. Lebklcher, Vice President; Ezra
F. Hershey, Vice President.
Directors: M. S, Hershey, John E.
Snyder, Wm. F. R. Murrie, A, W. Stnuffer ,
George M. Hocker, Dr, U, G. Risser,
W. II. Lebklcher, Ezra F. Hershey,
Rev. J. B, Lnndis, J, B. Lcithlscr, Israel
Moyer, S, C, Steelier.
The officers not elected by the stock-holders
but chosen by the Board of
Directors are : S, C. Stechor , Secretary
and Treasurer; A. W, Snavely, Paying
Teller and General Bookkeeper; George
R, Gingrich , Receiving Teller and As-sistant
Bookkeeper; Paul M, Gingrich,
Individual Ledger Clerk and Assistant
to tho Paying Teller; Charles D. Brlnscr ,
Stenographer and Clerk,
1\ B. Snavely, John H. Imboden and
H. F, Imboclcn were judges of tho stock-holders'
meeting.
The directors and election board were
entertained nt dinner by caterer Krnusc ,
being guests of the President , M, S.
Heislicy, Although ho mm not present
himself.
FORDS SOLD
Tho past week of real winter weather
hutt not stopped the sale of automobiles
In this vicinity, J. Q, I loss sold Ford
touring cars to Amos Koono of Union
Deposit unci Samuel Koonn of Hanovcr-dnle,
Mr, Hobs also sold several cjii'h
from his garage In IlummclWown.
YOU ARE INVITED
TO MAKEAVISIT
PARENTS INVITED TO GO TO SCHOOL HERSHE Y ROWD BARN SCORED 90'